Feed-bag.



THIEL. FEED BAG.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1907.

908,5 1 Patented J an. 5, 1909.

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. To all whom it may concern:

ADOLPH THIEL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

, FEED-BAG.

Be it known that I, ADOLPH THIEL, citizen of the United States, residingat St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Feed-Bags, of

-' which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings,for1ning a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improve ments in feed-bags; and it consists1n the novel construction and arrangement of parts more fully set forthin the specification and 1 pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my feed-bag showing theapplication thereof; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal middle sectionthereof; Fig. 3 is a sectional detail on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and Fig.4 is a perspective of the wire frame entering into the construction ofthe feed receptacle.

' The object of my invention is to construct a feed-bag and a haltercombined, with suitable provision for attaching a hitchin'g strapthereto while the animal is feeding. A further object is to rovide thebag with a sack in which the fee can be temporarily .stored untiloccasion, arises tosupply the same to the animal. V

' In detail the invention may be described as follows:

Referring to the drawings, l rep rese'nts a sack made of-canvas or duckor other suitable material, the sack being en at both ends and adaptedto be closes by drawstrings,2,2. J

' F represents a wire frame havin a front straight edge, concave sides,van a, rear. straight edge, the latter having an inwardly convexed orbent portion a forming a rein: forced wall forthe delivery end 'ordischarge mouth of the-sack 1 normally closed by the draw-string 2. Theframe F is covered with suitable material such as canvas-forming aconcave grain-rece tacle 3 fromiwhich the animal directly fee s, thesack 1 thus form.- ing an upper extension for 1 the receptacle. Passedthrou h suitable loops or rings l, 4 at the sides 0 the receptacle 3,andsecured to rings 5, 5 on the front wall of the sack, is

a nose band 6, to which in turn issecured the strap adaptedto'be passedover the I Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Application filedSeptember 30, 1907. Serial No. 395,148.

' Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

animals head, the parts 6 and 7 forming collectively a halter.

The length of the I strap 7 is adjustable by shifting the buckle 8thereof as is obvious. The rings 4 likewiseserve as means for securingthe ends of a bottom band 9, passed through loops 10 on the receptacle,the band 9 having suspended therefrom a ring 11 to which ahitching-strap (not shown) may be attached, and theammal tied to a postor any convenient place.

while feeding,

The sack 1 is filled with grain through the outer open end, thedraw-strings 2" being first drawn tight to close the discharge end ofthe sack, then the strings 2 are drawn to close the sack. When theanimal is to be fed, the device is attached to the animals headas shownin Fig. 1 the strin 2 loosened sufiieiently to allow the grain to v owinto the receptacle at any required rate of speed, the stiff Wall of thedischarge mouth formed by the reinforced section a reventing anypossible collapse of the plia le canvas to choke and interfere with thefree flow of the grain.

Having described my invention, -what I claim is: v

' 1. A feedbag comprising an open feed receptacle having a wirereinforcing frame provided with front and rear straight edges andcon'cavo-convex sides, the rear edge having an-inwardly bent rigidportion, a sack forming an extension of the receptacle and having adischarge end opposite the bent portion of the frame aforesald, separatemeans whereby the respective ends of the sack may be closed and opened,andmeans forattaching the bag to the head, of the animal, substantiallyas set forth.

2. Afeed-bag com rising a feed-receptacle, a sackattached t iereto andadapted to sup ly the grain to the receptacle, a head 'stal 0011 led tothe receptacle and sack, and

